Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

सनामहोमसंपातघृतेपाच्यतां पुनः । स्पृशन्निजकराग्रेण सहस्रं प्रजपेन्मनुम् ॥ ११३ ॥

Transliteration

sanāmahomasaṃpātaghṛtepācyatāṃ punaḥ | spṛśannijakarāgreṇa sahasraṃ prajapenmanum || 113 ||

Translation

Dann sollte sie erneut in Ghee gekocht werden, das durch Opfergaben mit dem Namen des Mantras geheiligt wurde; und indem man sie mit den eigenen Fingerspitzen berührt, sollte man das Mantra tausendmal rezitieren.

Word by Word

• sa-nāma-homa-saṃpāta-ghṛte: in the ghee obtained from the named-homa’s oblation-drippings
• sa-nāma-homa-saṃpāta-ghṛte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + nāma (प्रातिपदिक) + homa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃpāta (प्रातिपदिक) + ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; locative: ‘in/with ghee from the falling/collection of oblations with (the person’s) name’

• pācyatām: let it be cooked
• pācyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pac (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्/imperative), Madhyama/Prathama?—Passive imperative 3rd sg (कर्मणि प्रयोग): ‘let it be cooked’

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• spṛśan: touching
• spṛśan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: spṛś (धातु) → spṛśant (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; agreeing with implied agent ‘he’

• nija-kara-agreṇa: with the tip of his own hand/finger
• nija-kara-agreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक) + agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka/puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘with the tip of one’s own hand/finger’

• sahasram: a thousand (times)
• sahasram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; measure/object of counting

• prajapet: should mutter/recite
• prajapet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√jap (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• manum: the mantra
• manum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; object of recitation

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/ritual teaching context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches that mantra-power is stabilized through ritual sanctification (homa) and disciplined repetition (japa), showing how inner intention is reinforced by precise Vedic procedure.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

While technical in tone, the act of repeated mantra-recitation and careful sanctification expresses steady reverence and focused remembrance—practical supports for devotional absorption.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual praxis—proper use of ghṛta in homa and the prescribed count for japa—reflecting the procedural discipline associated with Kalpa (ritual method) and allied technical traditions.